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Saturday 10 June 2023 Dublin: 17°C

# Cricket

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# BRANCHING OUT
VIDEO: Leo Messi isn't just good at football, you know
He’s also pretty decent with a cricket bat – at least, according to his latest commercial.
# Reel stories
Sports Film of the Week: Fire in Babylon
Grab the popcorn and stick the feet up for a film about the team that united a nation.
# Howzat?
Ireland to host Pakistan in ODI series this summer
The internationals will take place on 23 and 26 May, Cricket Ireland announced this morning.
# captains fantastic
In pictures: Here are the 10 greatest* Irish captains
*In our opinion.
# bloody rippa'
VIDEO: Amazing one-handed cricket catch by Aussie carrying food and milk
The Australian Cricket Board should track this bloke down before The Ashes.
# Fight
VIDEO: It's just not cricket as Warne and Samuels go toe-to-toe
Shane Warne and Marlon Samuels involved in ugly bust-up in T-20 clash.
# big bash
VIDEO: Kane Richardson's sensational outfield catch
The Adelaide Strikers beat the Hobart Hurricanes thanks to this smashing grab.
# TV Listings
Don't touch that dial... here's the sport on TV this weekend
Detox start here: get the emergency big pyjamas out of the press.
# Review
VIDEO: Cricket Ireland relives 2012 with end-of-year montage
The sport in this country is in “a very good place now”, according to coach Phil Simmons.
# RIP
Cricket commentator Martin-Jenkins dies aged 67
He was one of the voices of Test Match Special on BBC Radio and previously worked for the Daily Telegraph and the Times.
# Safety Concerns
Bangladesh pull out of landmark tour of Pakistan
Pakistan have not hosted an official international cricket tour since a terrorist attack on the Sri Lanka team bus in March 2009.
# training day
Christmas Day training: A player's perspective
Don’t forget your shovel if you’re going to festive work.
# master
Tendulkar hailed after ODI curtain call
Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar called time on his one-day international career yesterday after 463 caps and 18,426 runs in the 50-over game.
# big bash
Eoin Morgan rescues England win with last-ball bludgeon for 6
The former Irish international cricketer was captaining the tourists in India.
# Boxing
Ashes to bashes: Kiwi cricketer pursues Freddie Flintoff bout
Looks like there will be no peaceful retirement for the affable boxing novice.
# Cricket
Cricket: Ireland to host Women's T20 qualifier
The final place at the World T20 in Bangladesh will be decided in Ireland next summer.
# Howzat?
VIDEO: Is this one of the worst deliveries in cricket history?
Eh, oops.
# Interview
Mooney ready to shake off the shackles
Injury kept John Mooney on the periphery of Irish cricket’s successes this year, but the Dubliner is ready to come back even stronger in 2013.
# Goggle box
Don't touch that dial.. here's the sport on TV this weekend
Baby, it’s cold outside. So get that onesie on and grab the remote.
# COYBIG
Simmons won’t babysit Ireland’s wantaway stars
“Success is going to make your players noticeable,” Ireland cricket coach Phil Simmons says, but he’s confident he can keep his squad together.
# Standing Ovation
Ponting bows out after 17-year Test career
Legendary Australian cricket Ricky Ponting was dismissed for eight in his final Test innings overnight.
# reflections
Cricket: Australia's Ponting bows out on his terms
Almost exactly 17 years since his debut, the 37-year-old is retiring from Test cricket.
# nearly payday
Don't touch that dial... here's the sport on TV this weekend
The Argies are in town, Chelsea v Man City and plenty more besides. Who needs friends?
# Cricket
Ireland to host Australia "A" in Ashes warm-up
Ireland have confirmed a four-day match against an Australian A team for next June.
# big bash
Stirling and Shillington capture top prizes at Irish Cricket Awards
Donemana CC were also awarded club of the year at the ceremony held at the Mansion House last night.
# where's the flipper
Don't touch that dial... here's the sport on TV this weekend
Get the fire on and turn your phone off. There’s plenty on the box to keep you out of trouble this weekend.
# Cricket
Niall O'Brien seals Leicestershire switch
The Ireland international moves to Grace Road after six seasons with Northamptonshire.
# Bike Ride
Irish cricket stars make almost £30k for Cancer Research UK
Irish internationals William Porterfield and Gary Wilson cycled all the way from Cork to Belfast last week.
# Sticky Wicket
That's not cricket: ICC suspend accused umpires
A TV station alleged that the umpires agreed to give decisions on demand for money, with the ICC immediately announcing they had launched their own investigation.
# ICC World Twenty20
Samuels steers West Indies to T20 title
West Indies prove too strong for the hosts Sri Lanka.
# On Yer Bike
Wilson and Porterfield to cycle length of Ireland for charity
The pair set off from Cork this Tuesday, and will cycle all the way to Belfast by Saturday.
# master blasters
World Twenty 20 Final: Flamboyant Windies aim to blast past tricky Sri Lankans
While the tournament hosts have fought tenaciously to reach the final, the West Indies’ flair has certainly won over the neutrals.
# back again
What's a re-integration programme? Pietersen set for England return after ECB deal
England’s Kevin Pietersen has apologised to Andrew Strauss for sending provocative texts during the summer tests against South Africa.
# After Hours
Sri Lankan police arrest women found socialising in hotel room of West Indies cricket stars
The incident comes a week after man broke into the room of two Australian cricketers and offered them sex.
# Howzat?
Report: End of the line for Ireland as West Indies enter next round in World T20
Ireland made 129-6 in their 19 overs before heavy rain prevented the West Indies from starting their innings.
# Amends
O'Brien looks to make amends in T20 World Cup shootout
It will be winner takes all when Ireland take on the West Indies on Monday and Niall O’Brien is relishing the prospect.
McCullum makes history on the double against Bangladesh
New Zealand batsman looks like setting the T20 Cricket World Cup on fire.
# Howzat?
Australian great Hayden quits cricket
The veteran opener, who scored more than 8,500 Test runs, won’t play in Australia’s Big Bash League this season.
# Cricket
Report: Australia toy with Ireland in World Twenty20
“I can’t fault the lads because they tried their best,” skipper William Porterfield said afterwards.
# World T20
Explainer: everything you need to know about the World T20 cricket tournament
Worried that your limited knowledge of limited-overs cricket will be exposed? Here’s everything you need to know to get you through the next three weeks.